The scorching sun hung high in the sky.
The intense sunlight poured over the desert shimmering with golden light.
The fine sand absorbed the heat of the blazing sun, causing the atmosphere to ripple with the rising temperature from the ground.
Slaves with blackened skin walked barefoot across the scorching desert.
Whether due to fear of the overseer soldiers or the long-term toil, their feet had grown accustomed to treading the heated sands, and their faces showed no sign of pain.
Some of the slaves wielded tools to polish the massive stone blocks.
The clinking sounds that Lin Yi heard came from them.
Other slaves carried coarse ropes on their shoulders.
The other end of the ropes was tied to a giant stone weighing several tons, which slowly rolled across the desert with the combined effort of several slaves.
When Lin Yi first appeared in this space, his target was too small, and neither the working slaves nor the overseeing soldiers noticed his presence.
